Meatballs (film) Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. It is noted for Bill Murray's first film appearance in a starring role and for launching the directing career of Reitman whose later comedies included Stripes (1981) and Ghostbusters (1984), both starring Murray.
Harriet Beecher Stowe: 10 memorable quotes on her birthday. June 13, 2012. American abolitionist writer Harriett Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 to Lyman Beecher, a Congregationalist minister.
Ironically, Tom was named from the famous Harriet Beecher Stowe antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) , a character intended to inspire sympathy in White readers. Stowe's Tom is a gentle, humble, faithful Christian slave.ronically, Tom was named from the famous Harriet Beecher Stowe antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) , a character intended to inspire sympathy in White readers. Stowe's Tom is a gentle, humble, faithful Christian slave.